Matilda celebrates 30th birthday by ... staring down Donald Trump

Matilda.
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Thirty years after she first stood up to Miss Trunchbull, Matilda has a new opponent: President Trump.

The Roald Dahl character has taken on a new life as a statue in the author's hometown, BBC reveals. And for some reason, she'll spend eternity launching a defiant stare at Trump.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.